tag:typepad.com,2003:weblog-22019 2010-01-30T22:39:01-05:00 One person's crap is another person's blog. TypePad 35.899208-78.711619 tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfda753ef0128773723e5970c 2010-01-30T22:39:01-05:00 2010-01-30T22:39:01-05:00 Jeff B. Dear Old Friends, I need to make a decision soon. Like many of you, I'm sure, we've had some belt-tightening days here at SoT headquarters and despite constant demands that the monthly fee paid to Typepad needs to be slashed...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SyntaxOfThings?a=6i0sB7Htmkg:OgKAGXtY1G4:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SyntaxOfThings?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SyntaxOfThings?a=6i0sB7Htmkg:OgKAGXtY1G4:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SyntaxOfThings?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SyntaxOfThings?a=6i0sB7Htmkg:OgKAGXtY1G4:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SyntaxOfThings?i=6i0sB7Htmkg:OgKAGXtY1G4:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SyntaxOfThings?a=6i0sB7Htmkg:OgKAGXtY1G4:V-t1I-SPZMU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SyntaxOfThings?d=V-t1I-SPZMU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SyntaxOfThings?a=6i0sB7Htmkg:OgKAGXtY1G4:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SyntaxOfThings?i=6i0sB7Htmkg:OgKAGXtY1G4:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SyntaxOfThings?a=6i0sB7Htmkg:OgKAGXtY1G4:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SyntaxOfThings?i=6i0sB7Htmkg:OgKAGXtY1G4:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> </div>http://syntaxofthings.typepad.com/syntax_of_things/2010/01/dday.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfda753ef011571a6d822970b 2009-07-02T22:39:12-04:00 2009-07-02T22:39:12-04:00 Jeff B. I made a promise to myself after the twins were born that I would give myself a few months of recovery and then reevaluate whether or not I wanted to breathe life back into Syntax of Things. The itch is...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SyntaxOfThings?a=3c5WYR9QYlY:O7Zp-fGgJSI:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SyntaxOfThings?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SyntaxOfThings?a=3c5WYR9QYlY:O7Zp-fGgJSI:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SyntaxOfThings?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SyntaxOfThings?a=3c5WYR9QYlY:O7Zp-fGgJSI:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SyntaxOfThings?i=3c5WYR9QYlY:O7Zp-fGgJSI:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SyntaxOfThings?a=3c5WYR9QYlY:O7Zp-fGgJSI:V-t1I-SPZMU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SyntaxOfThings?d=V-t1I-SPZMU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SyntaxOfThings?a=3c5WYR9QYlY:O7Zp-fGgJSI:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SyntaxOfThings?i=3c5WYR9QYlY:O7Zp-fGgJSI:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SyntaxOfThings?a=3c5WYR9QYlY:O7Zp-fGgJSI:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SyntaxOfThings?i=3c5WYR9QYlY:O7Zp-fGgJSI:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> </div>http://syntaxofthings.typepad.com/syntax_of_things/2009/07/maybe.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-63252493 2009-02-23T17:12:59-05:00 2009-02-23T17:12:59-05:00 Jeff B. Good news for those of us here in the Trangle: the off-again, on-again North Carolina Festival of the Book is on-again. It's been renamed the North Carolina Literary Festival and will be held September 10-13, 2009, in Chapel Hill. It's...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SyntaxOfThings?a=LatBW30NsIY:pciO8MFHKvc:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SyntaxOfThings?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SyntaxOfThings?a=LatBW30NsIY:pciO8MFHKvc:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SyntaxOfThings?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SyntaxOfThings?a=LatBW30NsIY:pciO8MFHKvc:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SyntaxOfThings?i=LatBW30NsIY:pciO8MFHKvc:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SyntaxOfThings?a=LatBW30NsIY:pciO8MFHKvc:V-t1I-SPZMU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SyntaxOfThings?d=V-t1I-SPZMU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SyntaxOfThings?a=LatBW30NsIY:pciO8MFHKvc:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SyntaxOfThings?i=LatBW30NsIY:pciO8MFHKvc:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SyntaxOfThings?a=LatBW30NsIY:pciO8MFHKvc:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SyntaxOfThings?i=LatBW30NsIY:pciO8MFHKvc:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> </div>http://syntaxofthings.typepad.com/syntax_of_things/2009/02/mark-your-calendar.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-63139345 2009-02-21T00:36:07-05:00 2009-02-21T00:47:03-05:00 Jeff B. This would be reason #1 I disappeared from blogging. Today, she said that she loves bald daddy. I love smelly Marlie. Turn your back and she's quoting Dora. Luckily Dora taught her that ayudame means "help me" and that saved...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SyntaxOfThings?a=WFAZlvAeDTE:cF7vsuMqYig:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SyntaxOfThings?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SyntaxOfThings?a=WFAZlvAeDTE:cF7vsuMqYig:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SyntaxOfThings?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SyntaxOfThings?a=WFAZlvAeDTE:cF7vsuMqYig:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SyntaxOfThings?i=WFAZlvAeDTE:cF7vsuMqYig:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SyntaxOfThings?a=WFAZlvAeDTE:cF7vsuMqYig:V-t1I-SPZMU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SyntaxOfThings?d=V-t1I-SPZMU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SyntaxOfThings?a=WFAZlvAeDTE:cF7vsuMqYig:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img 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href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SyntaxOfThings?a=CnUMMsKKjpk:9X2v-Cn8lk8:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SyntaxOfThings?i=CnUMMsKKjpk:9X2v-Cn8lk8:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> </div>http://syntaxofthings.typepad.com/syntax_of_things/2008/12/return-imminent.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-58580098 2008-11-16T16:03:18-05:00 2008-11-16T16:03:18-05:00 Jeff B. <div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SyntaxOfThings?a=TGdU1DnBht0:BaDnNXHTiVw:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SyntaxOfThings?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SyntaxOfThings?a=TGdU1DnBht0:BaDnNXHTiVw:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SyntaxOfThings?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SyntaxOfThings?a=TGdU1DnBht0:BaDnNXHTiVw:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SyntaxOfThings?i=TGdU1DnBht0:BaDnNXHTiVw:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SyntaxOfThings?a=TGdU1DnBht0:BaDnNXHTiVw:V-t1I-SPZMU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SyntaxOfThings?d=V-t1I-SPZMU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SyntaxOfThings?a=TGdU1DnBht0:BaDnNXHTiVw:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SyntaxOfThings?i=TGdU1DnBht0:BaDnNXHTiVw:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SyntaxOfThings?a=TGdU1DnBht0:BaDnNXHTiVw:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SyntaxOfThings?i=TGdU1DnBht0:BaDnNXHTiVw:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> </div>http://syntaxofthings.typepad.com/syntax_of_things/2008/11/in-person.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-58569346 2008-11-16T10:42:22-05:00 2008-11-16T10:42:22-05:00 Jeff B. How can I get away from all this when the tools keep pulling me back? My wife and my daughter got me an iPhone for my birthday. Do you know what that means? Yes, I'm 38 today. And thanks to...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SyntaxOfThings?a=rveRaDaAxxg:o_I8d8upDLc:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SyntaxOfThings?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SyntaxOfThings?a=rveRaDaAxxg:o_I8d8upDLc:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SyntaxOfThings?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SyntaxOfThings?a=rveRaDaAxxg:o_I8d8upDLc:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SyntaxOfThings?i=rveRaDaAxxg:o_I8d8upDLc:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SyntaxOfThings?a=rveRaDaAxxg:o_I8d8upDLc:V-t1I-SPZMU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SyntaxOfThings?d=V-t1I-SPZMU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SyntaxOfThings?a=rveRaDaAxxg:o_I8d8upDLc:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SyntaxOfThings?i=rveRaDaAxxg:o_I8d8upDLc:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SyntaxOfThings?a=rveRaDaAxxg:o_I8d8upDLc:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SyntaxOfThings?i=rveRaDaAxxg:o_I8d8upDLc:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> </div>http://syntaxofthings.typepad.com/syntax_of_things/2008/11/38.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-58421290 2008-11-12T16:01:12-05:00 2008-11-12T16:01:12-05:00 Jeff B. When you can't even make the cut on a shitty looking literary link aggregator, it's time to call it quits. At least, for now, the literary/book side of this blog is pretty much done. Hell, I can't even find five...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SyntaxOfThings?a=9Kh8V-3iKAs:3Z177kUTxM4:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SyntaxOfThings?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SyntaxOfThings?a=9Kh8V-3iKAs:3Z177kUTxM4:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SyntaxOfThings?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SyntaxOfThings?a=9Kh8V-3iKAs:3Z177kUTxM4:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SyntaxOfThings?i=9Kh8V-3iKAs:3Z177kUTxM4:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SyntaxOfThings?a=9Kh8V-3iKAs:3Z177kUTxM4:V-t1I-SPZMU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SyntaxOfThings?d=V-t1I-SPZMU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SyntaxOfThings?a=9Kh8V-3iKAs:3Z177kUTxM4:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SyntaxOfThings?i=9Kh8V-3iKAs:3Z177kUTxM4:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SyntaxOfThings?a=9Kh8V-3iKAs:3Z177kUTxM4:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SyntaxOfThings?i=9Kh8V-3iKAs:3Z177kUTxM4:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> </div>http://syntaxofthings.typepad.com/syntax_of_things/2008/11/all-done.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-58094230 2008-11-06T07:25:00-05:00 2008-11-06T07:25:00-05:00 Jeff B. The latest offering from Dzanc Books is Kyle Minor's story collection In the Devil's Territory. Syntax of Things is proud to offer a brief essay by Kyle discussing the first story in his collection, "The San Diego Union Poinsettia Bowl...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SyntaxOfThings?a=Upkqt1VFQMc:5DIMGPvmNCg:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SyntaxOfThings?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SyntaxOfThings?a=Upkqt1VFQMc:5DIMGPvmNCg:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SyntaxOfThings?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SyntaxOfThings?a=Upkqt1VFQMc:5DIMGPvmNCg:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SyntaxOfThings?i=Upkqt1VFQMc:5DIMGPvmNCg:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SyntaxOfThings?a=Upkqt1VFQMc:5DIMGPvmNCg:V-t1I-SPZMU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SyntaxOfThings?d=V-t1I-SPZMU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SyntaxOfThings?a=Upkqt1VFQMc:5DIMGPvmNCg:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SyntaxOfThings?i=Upkqt1VFQMc:5DIMGPvmNCg:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SyntaxOfThings?a=Upkqt1VFQMc:5DIMGPvmNCg:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SyntaxOfThings?i=Upkqt1VFQMc:5DIMGPvmNCg:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> </div>http://syntaxofthings.typepad.com/syntax_of_things/2008/11/guest-essay-kyl.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-58051416 2008-11-05T03:22:20-05:00 2008-11-05T03:22:20-05:00 Jeff B. Today, I can look my two-year-old daughter in the eyes and say anything is doable. And even I will believe what I'm saying. Now the hard work begins.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SyntaxOfThings?a=DnLmvHf7ccw:jBNCQf86jC0:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SyntaxOfThings?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SyntaxOfThings?a=DnLmvHf7ccw:jBNCQf86jC0:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SyntaxOfThings?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SyntaxOfThings?a=DnLmvHf7ccw:jBNCQf86jC0:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SyntaxOfThings?i=DnLmvHf7ccw:jBNCQf86jC0:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SyntaxOfThings?a=DnLmvHf7ccw:jBNCQf86jC0:V-t1I-SPZMU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SyntaxOfThings?d=V-t1I-SPZMU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SyntaxOfThings?a=DnLmvHf7ccw:jBNCQf86jC0:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SyntaxOfThings?i=DnLmvHf7ccw:jBNCQf86jC0:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SyntaxOfThings?a=DnLmvHf7ccw:jBNCQf86jC0:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SyntaxOfThings?i=DnLmvHf7ccw:jBNCQf86jC0:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> </div>http://syntaxofthings.typepad.com/syntax_of_things/2008/11/yes-we-did.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-58049586 2008-11-05T02:00:22-05:00 2008-11-05T02:00:22-05:00 Jeff B. <div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SyntaxOfThings?a=WPwJyz63YRI:RYPMUh8Akq0:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SyntaxOfThings?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SyntaxOfThings?a=WPwJyz63YRI:RYPMUh8Akq0:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SyntaxOfThings?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SyntaxOfThings?a=WPwJyz63YRI:RYPMUh8Akq0:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SyntaxOfThings?i=WPwJyz63YRI:RYPMUh8Akq0:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SyntaxOfThings?a=WPwJyz63YRI:RYPMUh8Akq0:V-t1I-SPZMU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SyntaxOfThings?d=V-t1I-SPZMU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SyntaxOfThings?a=WPwJyz63YRI:RYPMUh8Akq0:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SyntaxOfThings?i=WPwJyz63YRI:RYPMUh8Akq0:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SyntaxOfThings?a=WPwJyz63YRI:RYPMUh8Akq0:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SyntaxOfThings?i=WPwJyz63YRI:RYPMUh8Akq0:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> </div>http://syntaxofthings.typepad.com/syntax_of_things/2008/11/better-than-hol.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-58045458 2008-11-04T23:41:30-05:00 2008-11-04T23:41:30-05:00 Jeff B. Almost there! This would be a mandate. The seat that Jesse Helms held forever and a Dole took over is now BLUE. Obama is leading.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SyntaxOfThings?a=HPsxjZjsnro:1Wo4B9BGryA:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SyntaxOfThings?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SyntaxOfThings?a=HPsxjZjsnro:1Wo4B9BGryA:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SyntaxOfThings?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SyntaxOfThings?a=HPsxjZjsnro:1Wo4B9BGryA:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SyntaxOfThings?i=HPsxjZjsnro:1Wo4B9BGryA:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SyntaxOfThings?a=HPsxjZjsnro:1Wo4B9BGryA:V-t1I-SPZMU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SyntaxOfThings?d=V-t1I-SPZMU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SyntaxOfThings?a=HPsxjZjsnro:1Wo4B9BGryA:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SyntaxOfThings?i=HPsxjZjsnro:1Wo4B9BGryA:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SyntaxOfThings?a=HPsxjZjsnro:1Wo4B9BGryA:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SyntaxOfThings?i=HPsxjZjsnro:1Wo4B9BGryA:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> </div>http://syntaxofthings.typepad.com/syntax_of_things/2008/11/carolina-blue.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-58043926 2008-11-04T23:05:26-05:00 2008-11-04T23:05:26-05:00 Jeff B. I'm a white son of Selma, Alabama. Born less than five years after Bloody Sunday. I never thought I would see this in my lifetime. I hoped it would become a remote possibility before I died. Now it's a reality....<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SyntaxOfThings?a=mTtUE8I-TkU:RklFWwDEE7M:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SyntaxOfThings?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SyntaxOfThings?a=mTtUE8I-TkU:RklFWwDEE7M:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SyntaxOfThings?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SyntaxOfThings?a=mTtUE8I-TkU:RklFWwDEE7M:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SyntaxOfThings?i=mTtUE8I-TkU:RklFWwDEE7M:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SyntaxOfThings?a=mTtUE8I-TkU:RklFWwDEE7M:V-t1I-SPZMU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SyntaxOfThings?d=V-t1I-SPZMU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SyntaxOfThings?a=mTtUE8I-TkU:RklFWwDEE7M:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SyntaxOfThings?i=mTtUE8I-TkU:RklFWwDEE7M:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SyntaxOfThings?a=mTtUE8I-TkU:RklFWwDEE7M:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SyntaxOfThings?i=mTtUE8I-TkU:RklFWwDEE7M:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> </div>http://syntaxofthings.typepad.com/syntax_of_things/2008/11/post.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-58043632 2008-11-04T22:59:01-05:00 2008-11-04T22:59:01-05:00 Jeff B. Did I just see Anderson Cooper interview someone via hologram? Obama just won Virginia. North Carolina, come on!<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SyntaxOfThings?a=16TxE4PnD1g:nBXyQxpXKu4:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SyntaxOfThings?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SyntaxOfThings?a=16TxE4PnD1g:nBXyQxpXKu4:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SyntaxOfThings?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SyntaxOfThings?a=16TxE4PnD1g:nBXyQxpXKu4:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SyntaxOfThings?i=16TxE4PnD1g:nBXyQxpXKu4:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SyntaxOfThings?a=16TxE4PnD1g:nBXyQxpXKu4:V-t1I-SPZMU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SyntaxOfThings?d=V-t1I-SPZMU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SyntaxOfThings?a=16TxE4PnD1g:nBXyQxpXKu4:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SyntaxOfThings?i=16TxE4PnD1g:nBXyQxpXKu4:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SyntaxOfThings?a=16TxE4PnD1g:nBXyQxpXKu4:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SyntaxOfThings?i=16TxE4PnD1g:nBXyQxpXKu4:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> </div>http://syntaxofthings.typepad.com/syntax_of_things/2008/11/hologram.html